Author name: The Law Office of Brian Simoneau, P.C

The Massachusetts DUI law has stiff penalties for commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders. Operating Under the Influence convictions can result in a one-year or lifetime CDL disqualification whether the DUI offense occurs in a CDL motor vehicle or not. Also, chemical test refusals also count as violations which may result in a CDL revocation or […]

It is a criminal offense to drive a vehicle in Massachusetts while your driver’s license or right to operate is suspended or revoked. Driving on a Suspended License can have serious consequences which can last for years. A conviction for operating after suspension in Massachusetts will result in an additional automatic and mandatory license suspension,

Massachusetts DUI Law allows for the issuance of limited 12 hour work or hardship licenses for the purposes of allowing a DUI offender to get to work, school, or medical appointments. Hardship licenses are also available for certain other Massachusetts license suspension such as those imposed for 7 surchargable events, drug convictions, and being a

Late Traffic Citation Hearings The Legal authority that gives the RMV the right to grant a customer a late hearing, before being suspended, on a civil traffic citation is G.L. c. 90C § (A)(4) which states in pertinent part, “[a] violator who does not, within twenty days of the date of the citation, request a

Civil violations, such as not obeying traffic signals or speeding, are considered non-criminal and can usually be settled by paying fines. If you receive a citation from a law enforcement officer for a civil motor vehicle infraction (CMVI), you must pay the required fine or request a court hearing to dispute the citation within 20

The two central questions to be decided in every Massachusetts hardship license case is the applicant’s need to drive and the risk to public safety which may be created by putting the hardship license applicant back on the road. Both the RMV and Board of Appeal balance these risks when deciding whether or not to

Clients often ask how an out of state DUI arrest will impact their Massachusetts Driver’s License. In summary, the Mass. Registry is required to treat an out of state motor vehicle violation, such as operating under the influence, which was committed by a Massachusetts resident or license holder, as if it had occurred in Massachusetts.

All of the major Boston media outlets are reporting on Senator Anthony Galluccio’s alleged home breathalyzer violation. Gallucio was placed on home confinement and ordered to undergo mandatory random alcohol monitoring as a result of pleading guilty to leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Alcohol was apparently suspected to be involved in the

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles will suspend your driver’s license if you are convicted of certain drug offenses. A conviction for simple possession of a Class A, B, C, D, or E controlled substance (e.g. marijuana, cocaine, heroin, percocet, or oxycontin) will result in a one year license suspension.  A conviction for possession with